Executive Director of Greater Waco

WHO WE ARE

Mentoring Alliance is a nonprofit religious organization that is certified as a Best Christian Workplace with a flourishing workplace culture.

We exist to mobilize godly people into the lives of kids and families to provide tangible help and eternal hope. All our employees are Christ-followers, living in accordance with their faith, and considered ministers of the gospel no matter their role on staff.

If you seek a meaningful career in a Christ-centered, grace-based, biblically grounded, excellence-driven, and multiethnic organization, Mentoring Alliance could be the right place for you! We work hard and play hard, all for the glory of God.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Executive Director of Greater Waco is to provide day-to-day leadership of the Greater Waco team while embracing Mentoring Alliance's expansion initiatives through community partnerships, regional fundraising, brand management, and strategy development.

KEY RESULT AREAS
1. Lead Manage & Accountability: Provides day-to-day leadership for the regional team, ensuring that the team is accountable to agreed-upon goals, metrics, tasks, and recurring business procedures.

2. MA DNA and Culture Cultivation: Promotes a regional culture that reflects MA's mission and values and communicates the vision passionately to inspire staff toward the God-given vision of MA programs.

3. Fundraising & Community Relationships: Builds and maintains relationships with key community stakeholders and the regional advisory council to ensure fundraising activities are completed and goals are met according to MA's development strategy.

4. Financial Management: Owns revenue generation, expense management, and controls for regional programs and provides regional data and information to support the building of the annual regional budget.

5. Program Safety & Quality Compliance: Collaborates with the Program Development team to identify issues and recommend program changes or opportunities, drives regional staff recruiting strategy efforts and guides regional registration efforts.

6. District Partnerships: Builds and maintains relationships with existing and prospective school district partnerships and ensures ongoing communication and feedback regarding partnerships.

7. Regional Growth: Builds and facilitates consistent evaluation of growth plans and opportunities; maintaining existing partners and identifying new program or site growth opportunities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or experience equivalency; related master’s preferred
• Proven people and organizational leadership skills
• Ability to shepherd and disciple staff from a biblical worldview
• Demonstrated ability to achieve growth and solve complex problems
• Demonstrated crisis/risk management skills
• Proven character, refined in multiple organizational settings
• Non-profit ministry experience preferred
• Experience establishing organizational and programmatic systems and processes required

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

At Mentoring Alliance, we take pride in the benefits we provide to our full-time employees. These benefits include:

• Competitive Salaries
• Insurance Premiums Paid 100% by Mentoring Alliance*
  • Health Insurance with a $0 deductible*
  • Dental Insurance*
  • Term Life, Short-term & Long-Term Disability, and AD&D Insurance*
• Affordable Vision Insurance
• Retirement
  • 401K Safe Harbor Plan (fully vested from the first day of eligibility)
• Generous Holiday and Paid Time Off
• Educational Reimbursement
• Program Enrollment Benefit
  • Children of MA's core staff team are eligible to enroll in any of MA's programs at no cost.
• 21% off of personal ATT bill
• 8% off of personal Verizon bill
• Performance Reviews
  • 3 formal reviews per year
  • Monthly informal reviews
• Staff Events

DISCLAIMER

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I certify that I have not purposely withheld any information that might adversely affect my chances for hiring. I attest to the fact that the answers given by me are true & correct to the best of my knowledge and ability. I understand that any omission (including any misstatement) of material fact on this application or on any document used to secure can be grounds for rejection of the application or if I am employed by this employer, terms for my immediate expulsion from Mentoring Alliance.

I understand that if I am employed, my employment is at-will and that Mentoring Alliance expressly reserves the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any lawful reason whatsoever, with or without cause and with or without notice.

I permit the employer to examine my references, record of employment, education record, and any other information I have provided. I authorize the references I have listed to disclose any information related to my work record and my professional experiences with them, without giving me prior notice of such disclosure. In addition, I release the company, my former employers & all other persons, corporations, partnerships & associations from any & all claims, demands, or liabilities arising out of or in any way related to such examination or revelation.

By applying for this position, you are indicating that you agree with and have read the paragraphs above. By applying for this position, you also attest that all of the information you will give in this application is true and correct.